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title: "CVE-2026-79828: HPE NonStop Debug Utilities - Buffer Overflow"
description: "HPE NonStop Debug Utilities contains a heap buffer overflow caused by improper memory handling, letting attackers potentially corrupt resume-execution address and redirect execution flow, exploit requires no special conditions."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-79828/
---

# CVE-2026-79828 HPE NonStop Debug Utilities - Buffer Overflow

HPE NonStop Debug Utilities contains a heap buffer overflow caused by improper memory handling, letting attackers potentially corrupt resume-execution address and redirect execution flow, exploit requires no special conditions.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79828)

## Details

Type

Buffer Overflow

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Published

15 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-122](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of HPE NonStop Debug Utilities.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79828](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79828)
- [https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbns05148en\_us&docLocale=en\_US](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbns05148en_us&docLocale=en_US)

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